Zeigler, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Zeigler weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers22%0.11″92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain47%1.0″89°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—85°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—85°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear15%—91°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—96°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—96°78°0°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Zeigler at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 62999
16-Day Forecast — Zeigler
- Sat92°72°22%
- Sun89°71°47%
- Mon85°69°23%
- Tue85°62°14%
- Wed91°65°15%
- Thu96°71°27%
- Fri96°78°38%
- Sat86°68°30%
- Sun82°61°15%
- Mon83°58°7%
- Tue83°60°10%
- Wed91°60°5%
- Thu92°65°13%
- Fri92°71°11%
- Sat81°69°19%
- Sun79°67°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Zeigler
SPC has placed Zeigler in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Zeigler
- 62865
- 62999